The nation’s poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America’s slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome benchmark for President Barack Obama’s recovery plans.
Read More...The number of people living in poverty stood at 46.5 million last year, or 15% of the country’s population. That left the poverty rate at close to the peak since the War on Poverty began in 1965. In this picture people enjoy a meal during this year’s annual Good Friday event at the L.A. Mission.
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